EP1971739A1 - Bottle security device - Google Patents
Bottle security deviceInfo
- Publication number
- EP1971739A1 EP1971739A1 EP06837303A EP06837303A EP1971739A1 EP 1971739 A1 EP1971739 A1 EP 1971739A1 EP 06837303 A EP06837303 A EP 06837303A EP 06837303 A EP06837303 A EP 06837303A EP 1971739 A1 EP1971739 A1 EP 1971739A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- housing
- strap
- adjacent
- article
- outer surfaces
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B73/00—Devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal; Miscellaneous locking devices
- E05B73/0017—Anti-theft devices, e.g. tags or monitors, fixed to articles, e.g. clothes, and to be removed at the check-out of shops
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B73/00—Devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal; Miscellaneous locking devices
- E05B73/0017—Anti-theft devices, e.g. tags or monitors, fixed to articles, e.g. clothes, and to be removed at the check-out of shops
- E05B73/0041—Anti-theft devices, e.g. tags or monitors, fixed to articles, e.g. clothes, and to be removed at the check-out of shops for essentially round objects, e.g. bottles or racket handles
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
- Y10T292/20—Clamps
- Y10T292/205—Ring
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T70/00—Locks
- Y10T70/40—Portable
- Y10T70/402—Fetters
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T70/00—Locks
- Y10T70/50—Special application
- Y10T70/5004—For antitheft signaling device on protected article
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T70/00—Locks
- Y10T70/50—Special application
- Y10T70/5009—For portable articles
Definitions
- the invention relates to anti-shoplifting devices, and more particularly to an anti-shoplifting device for merchandise having a substantially cylindrical surface and in particular, for bottles having a cylindrical neck.
- the invention provides a security device that holds an electronic article surveillance tag (EAS tag) which is concealed within a rigid housing which is secured by a ratchet strap around the neck of the bottle.
- the housing has opposed outer surfaces which are tapered toward one another to make it difficult to grasp the housing or otherwise force the housing to pry the device off of the bottle neck.
- the housing further includes an arcuate channel for receiving and guiding the strap within the housing.
- various types of security devices utilize a ratchet-type strap which is secured around an object to prevent removal of the device from an item of merchandise. Many of these devices use a flat plastic strap which is either attached to or formed as part of the latching mechanism. However, many of these types of devices do not include a lock or contain an EAS tag.
- One of the problems that bottle security devices seek to overcome is the removal by a thief of the security device from the neck of a bottle. Attempts at such removal may involve manual manipulation of the device, gripping of the device with pliers or other like tools, prying with a screwdriver or the like and hitting the security device on a rigid structure such as a shelf or corner of a table in order to either break the device or pry it loose from the bottle neck.
- a ratchet strap which is more difficult to remove from the bottle neck without breaking the bottle.
- the present invention provides a security device for attaching around a generally annular article to be protected from theft, said device comprising a rigid housing defining an interior chamber with an entry port; wherein the housing has a concave inner perimeter and an outer perimeter; a ratchet strap which is connected to and extends outwardly from the housing and has a series of one-way locking teeth formed thereon; an EAS tag disposed within the housing; a locking mechanism disposed in the interior chamber for lockably engaging one of the locking teeth when the strap is inserted through the entry port to secure the strap in a locked position in which the strap and inner perimeter of the housing define therebetween an article- receiving space adapted to receive the generally annular article; wherein the strap and inner perimeter of the housing together assume a generally circular configuration which is substantially concentric about a longitudinal axis; and wherein the housing has first and second opposed outer surfaces which taper radially outwardly and longitudinally toward one another from adjacent the inner perimeter to adjacent the outer perimeter.
- the present invention further provides in combination a generally annular article and a security device attached around the article to protect the article from theft, the security device comprising a rigid housing defining an interior chamber with an entry port; a ratchet strap extending outwardly from the housing and having a series of oneway locking teeth formed thereon; an EAS tag disposed within the housing; and a locking mechanism disposed within the interior chamber for lockably engaging one of the locking teeth when the strap is inserted through the entry port to secure the strap in a locked position in which the strap forms a loop around the generally annular article; wherein a portion of the article is disposed within the loop and the article extends longitudinally in opposite directions from said portion beyond the loop; wherein the housing has first and second opposed outer surfaces which taper radially outwardly and longitudinally toward one another from adjacent the article to adjacent an outer perimeter of the housing.
- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the bottle security device of the present invention in an unlocked position adjacent a neck of a bottle.
- Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the device and bottle neck shown in Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing the internal structure of the housing of the security device.
- Fig. 4 is similar to Fig. 1 and shows the security device in a locked position on the bottle neck.
- Fig. 5 is similar to Fig. 2 and shows the security device locked on the bottle neck.
- Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.
- Fig.6A is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of a portion of Fig.6 showing the locking mechanism in greater detail.
- Fig. 6B is a sectional view taken on line 6B-6B of Fig. 6.
- Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing a hand with fingers in contact with the anti-grasping surfaces of the housing.
- Fig. 8 is similar to Fig.7 and shows the fingers of the hand having slipped off of the anti-grasping surfaces.
- the bottle security device of the present invention is indicated generally at 10 in Figs. 1 and 2, in which device 10 is shown in an unlocked position adjacent a substantially cylindrical neck 12 of a bottle 14.
- Neck 12 has an outer surface 13 and includes an outwardly projecting annular bead 16.
- Device 10 includes a rigid housing 18 and a ratchet strap 20 which is connected to housing 18 and extends outwardly therefrom.
- Each of housing 18 and 20 has inwardly projecting tabs 22 which are circumferentially spaced from one another and are configured to contact a lower surface of bead 16 of neck 12 to prevent removal of device 10 from neck 12 when device 10 is locked thereon.
- Strap 20 is formed of a material having a sufficient stiffness to provide a preset curvature to the strap. Strap
- Locking teeth 24 extend outwardly from a substantially flat body 28 of strap 20.
- a finger tab 30 also extends outwardly from body 28 to facilitate insertion of portion 26 of strap 20 into housing 18.
- Portion 26 of strap 20 is in the form of an arc which lies along a substantially circular path.
- Housing 18 has first and second ends 32 and 34 which are circumferentially spaced from one another by a concave inner surface or perimeter 36 of housing 18 which is in the form of an arc which lies along a substantially circular path.
- Housing 18 has a convex outer perimeter 38 which is generally U-shaped and extends from first end 32 to second end 34 of housing 18.
- Housing 18 includes first and second opposed outer anti-grasping or deflecting surfaces 40 and 42 which taper outwardly from adjacent inner perimeter 36 toward one another to closely adjacent inner perimeter 36.
- Surfaces 40 and 42 are preferably smooth and slippery to help prevent manual or other grasping thereof.
- outer surface 40 may be considered an upper surface and outer surface 42 may be considered a lower surface.
- Upper surface 40 tapers outwardly and downwardly from adjacent inner perimeter 36 to adjacent outer perimeter 38 and lower surface 42 tapers outwardly and upwardly from adjacent inner perimeter 36 to adjacent outer perimeter 38.
- Each of surfaces 40 and 42 extend circumferentially from adjacent first end 32 to adjacent second end 34 of housing 18.
- Each of surfaces 40 and 42 are generally frustoconical while varying somewhat from a true fmstoconical shape in light of the U- shaped outer perimeter 38 of housing 18.
- Housing 18 further defines a pair of spaced key alignment indentations 44 which respectively extend inwardly from surfaces 40 and 42. Indentations 44 are utilized to align a magnetic key such as that shown and described in co-pending patent application having Serial No. 11/022,084, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- housing 18 defines an interior chamber 46 which serves to house an EAS tag 48 and a locking mechanism 50 which lockably engages locking teeth 24 of strap 20 when strap 20 is in a locked position to prevent removal of strap 20 from housing 18 and to secure device 10 to bottle neck 12.
- Locking mechanism 50 includes a locking pawl 52 and a spring biased actuation strip 54 which biases locking pawl 52 to a locked position shown in Fig. 3.
- Locking pawl 52 is formed of a metal, is pivotally mounted within interior chamber 46 and has a bent free end 56 which lockably engages locking teeth 24 when strap 20 is in a locked position.
- Actuation strip 54 is formed of a spring metal and includes a spring finger 58 which is cantilevered from adjacent an outer wall 60 of housing 18 and includes a free end 62 which engages locking pawl 52 to spring bias locking pawl 52 into its locked position.
- Housing 18 defines an entry port 64 adjacent second end 34 thereof for receiving the free end of strap 20. Free end 56 of locking pawl 52 extends generally away from entry port 64 and free end 62 of locking finger 58 extends generally toward entry port 64.
- Housing 18 defines an arcuate channel 66 which communicates with entry port 64 and is configured to receive portion 26 of strap 20.
- Channel 66 has an arcuate path which is complimentary to the arcuate shape of portion 26 of strap 20 to facilitate the insertion and removal of portion 26 into and out of channel 66. More particularly, channel 66 is an arc which lies along a substantially circular path.
- Channel 66 is bounded by an arcuate inner wall 68 of housing 18. More particularly, inner wall 68 has a convex arcuate surface 70 which bounds channel 66 opposite of inner perimeter 36 of housing 18.
- Channel 66 extends from entry port 64 to adjacent the first end of strap 20 which is disposed within interior chamber 46 adjacent first end 32 of housing 18. Channel 66 is described in greater detail further below.
- Figs.4-6 show device 10 in the locked position in which it is lockably secured to bottle neck 12 with tabs 34 disposed below bead 16.
- inner perimeter 36 is in contact with the outer surface of neck 12, in particular in contact with bead 16.
- anti-grasping surfaces 40 and 42 taper outwardly toward one another from closely adjacent neck 12, thus providing a minimal amount of surface which may be easily grasped in an attempt to force device 10 off of bottle neck 12.
- strap 20 is inserted as shown at Arrow A in Fig. 6 through entry port 64 and into arcuate channel 66 so that bent free end 56 of locking pawl 52 lockably engages one of locking teeth 24 of strap 20.
- bottle neck 12 is substantially concentric about a longitudinal axis X which passes centrally through bottle 14 and is substantially vertical when bottle 14 is in an upright position as shown in Fig. 5.
- Outer surface 13 of bottle neck 12 is substantially parallel to axis X.
- Strap 20 and housing 18 are spaced radially outwardly of axis X and disposed substantially along a plane P which is perpendicular to axis X.
- FIG. 40 of housing 18 is angled with respect to plane P as indicate at angle Y and with respect to axis X as indicated at angle Z.
- lower tapered surface 42 has the same respective angles Y and Z as indicated in Fig. 5 although this may vary somewhat.
- the lines in Fig. 4 which are numbered as surfaces 40 and 42 represent respective linear intersections with a plane in which the axis X lies.
- angle Y is approximately 30° and angle Z is approximately 60°. However, these angles may vary.
- Angle Y is typically at least 25°, more preferably at least 30°. In general, the greater that angle Y is, the more effective surfaces 40 and 42 may be in creating anti-grasping characteristics and other characteristics subsequently described herein. However, it is preferred to keep angle Y as small as possible while producing these desired characteristics in order to produce a housing 18 which has a size which is as small as possible for the purpose.
- arcuate channel 66 is further detailed. Channel 66 has a T-shaped cross j sectional configuration as does strap 20 along portion 26 thereof. More particularly, a pair of opposed intermediate walls 72 and 74 are disposed within interior chamber 46 of housing 18 and are substantially parallel to inner and outer walls 68 and 60 of housing 18.
- Walls 72 and 74 are spaced outwardly from inner wall 68 a distance which is slightly larger than the thickness of body 28 of strap 20 so that the inner surface of strap 20 along portion 26 thereof abuts the outer surface of inner wall 68 when in a locked position and the outer surface of portion 26 adjacent first and second opposed edges 76 and 78 thereof is respectively closely adjacent or in abutment with walls 72 and 74.
- Each of walls 72 and 74 is arcuate and more particularly is an arc lying along a circular path.
- Walls 72 and 74 are respectively cantilevered from upper and lower tapered walls 80 and 82 of housing 18. The free ends of walls 72 and 74 extend toward one another and define therebetween a portion of slot 66 in which locking teeth 24 are disposed when in the locked position. Bent free end 56 of locking pawl 52 extends into this portion of slot 66 in its locked position, as shown in Fig. 6A.
- Arcuate channel 66 has a curvature which mates with that of portion 26 of strap 20 to facilitate easy insertion and withdrawal of strap 20.
- Channel 66 also positions portion 26 of strap 20 more precisely than in known prior art devices to accurately align locking teeth 24 with bent free end 56 of locking pawl 52. This greater precision of positioning and alignment allows strap 20 to perform more effectively than in known prior art devices while allowing for a loosening of tolerances in the manufacture of strap 20, especially in portion 26 thereof. This reduction in tolerance requirements allows for less expensive manufacture of strap 20 in particular.
- Fig. 7 shows a hand with a thumb and finger respectively in contact with outer surfaces 40 and 42 in an effort to grasp housing 18 to break housing 18, strap 20 or the connection therebetween in order to remove device 10 from bottle neck 12.
- Fig. 8 shows a hand with a thumb and finger respectively in contact with outer surfaces 40 and 42 in an effort to grasp housing 18 to break housing 18, strap 20 or the connection therebetween in order to remove device 10 from bottle neck 12.
- the tapered nature of surfaces 40 and 42 tends to make the thumb and finger slide off of housing 18 as shown respectively at Arrows B and C in Fig. 8.
- the housing typically provides an upper and/or lower surface which is substantially perpendicular to axis X, thus providing surfaces which are easily grasped manually and which are easily impacted by forces substantially parallel to axis X, as indicated at Arrows D and E in Fig. 8, which have been found to sometimes defeat such typical prior art devices.
- tapered surfaces 40 and 42 of housing 18 tend to deflect such forces and reduce their effectiveness in compromising the integrity of device 10 so that device 10 remains secured to bottle neck 12.
- housing 18 of device 10 is configured to make it more difficult to break device 10 off of bottle neck 12 without breaking bottle neck 12.
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